Fort Worth weekly gazette. [volume] (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1887-09-02
MILLS TALKS.
Texas Is Solid for CIeyeIa ID, and
Will Give Him a Magnificent Ma
jority against Any Republican.
The ProhibI.I0nists May Cause Dem0c.
racy To Lose Mississippi, Tennessee
and Ncrth Carolina in 1885,
Secretary Lamar Of mississippi Is Senator
BaCk's Choice for the Vice
Presidency.
Congressman Mills on Politics.

CODEressmHn NijS on POLITICS..
| specisi &c the Gazette,
| WASHINGTON, Aug. 27.-Mr. Roger Q
Mills OF Texas, one OF the sblest Demo
Gratis in public life, passed through tht
city few days since en- route for CspOr
! Springs, W. Va, where his family i
/ spending the summer, and his knowledge
Of Texas politics Is such IS to make the
| following of peculiar interest to Republi-
cans as well as Democrats. In speaking
generally Mr.. Mills said in answer to the
questions, "what is the political outlook
il Texas? Are the prohibitions cut
ting into Democrats much?' "The politi-
CO! outlook is all right. The state is
soundly Democratic by large majority.
We have been considerably shaken up
by the ProhIbitionists this summer but
Democracy will put q quietus on PROM
bltion in the next state convention by de-
clsring against 1t in clear and uneQui-
vocal language End then the agitation
Will either close or be too Insignificant to
be Of any serious consequence. A good
many Democrats voted for prohibition,
and if the Democratic party takes no
positive stand against it they will be en-
cOuraged 10 renew the tight as soon as
they can reOrganiZe and get the sdvant-
age of Us. Under the bold and aggressive
leadership OF the great body of the
Protestant clergy, the ProhibitiOnists will
continue to imperil the asCendanCy of the
Democratic party until it formally de-
nounces prohibition as It's enemy. When
it does that, as it will do next year, the
greater part OF its followers will
abandon It,"
'D5 the people of your state desire the
denomination of Mr.. Cleveland next
year? Is Cleveland popular with the
southern people? What are his elements
Of strength? Do they approve Of his
civil service policy, or is civil service
with them a matter of any particular
mOment?''
"The Democratic people Of Texas are
for Mr.. Cleveland, and the vote OF Texas
will be cast for him in the next conveu-
tiCn over any one, we will stand firmly
by him to the end. | don't know what
his strength is in the other southern
states, but he is first in the heart OF the
Democratic people OF Texas. The pee
pie Of Texas don't talk much about civil
service, they believe that Mr.. Cleveland
IS administering the government well
and that he has at all times the best inter
ests Of the whole country al heart. They
ere strongly IL sympathy with him in his
efforts to h2ve the heavy burden of taxa
ton reduced"
at is reported here occasionally, Mr.
Mills, inst Mr.. Blaine is in q general way
popular down south. What in your judy
ment, is Mr.. Blsine's prospects of carry
ing one or more southern states next
year?
"Mr. Blaine has no strength in Texas
among Democrats. What his strength is
among Republicans Of Texas is unknown
to me. He can't carry Texas at the cleo
ton, nor can any other Republican.
Texas will certainly 90 largely Demo-
cratic, it makes no difference who the
Republicans nominate.
81 think some Of the southern states
may be in danger OF being lost to the
Democrats by the Prohlbitionists taking
of some of our votes, and while it
will be impossible for them to
elect the candidate OF the prohibition
party they may take enough votes from
the Democratic party to elect o Republi-
can candidate. Mississippi, Tennessee,
and North Carolina may be in danger Of
being lost to Us, but there is no danger in
Texas" In closing he said he favored re-
duced taxation, secured in judicious
way, so as not TO impair ithe interest Of
any class.